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So this is all the same for a M3?

I couldn’t agree more! If Cybertruck is the answer, what was the question? It’s a gimmick, and an outrageously expensive and unreliable one to boot.

In Texas some guy shot and killed a hubcap thief. I believe it was in Houston. He was not charged.

Patents are no guarantee that you IP won’t be stolen. I work in semiconductor mfg equipment and my company refrains from patent filing because the Chinese are actively mining our patent office for product innovation to steal.

My compliments! You’re a very skilled fabricator as well as a great technical writer.

Only if they are stupid. Stoopid! Electrical items are always best treated by over-speccing the hardware and only buying first-rate gear. A good electrician will always buy the heavy duty high quality components. There are numerous goofball threads on this and they are fires waiting to happen...

You need an electrician, like NOW to straighten this out.

I don’t think conditioning the battery would create problems. It’s a temperature stabilization. It consumes energy but it’s probably inconsequential.

Certainly but let’s not start this “guy’s car” and “ladies car” business. It’s dumber than calling the Miata a florist’s car.

We have a ‘21 and the automatic wipers fail to operate. Period. Zero function! We neglected to get this dealt with in the two SC visits we’ve made, but if it’s a software issue what could they have done?

Recently I was reviewing the information about the sounds our cars make. Most obvious is the UFO whine in reverse. However, the sound the car is supposed to make when moving forward, I’m not hearing it! Recently we were very carefully driving into a parking lot full of people aimlessly walking...

Our cars have conventional suspensions. A local Discount Tire has made a very profitable business out of doing work that ripoff artists are too stupid to attempt. The Tesla is my wife’s car; I drive a 2017 Fiat 124 Abarth. It’s suspension is identical to the current MX5, so I can go to places...

That’s some really good work. Better work than Tesla did on proofing the design!

Your observation is correct. My car is a Fiat 124 Abarth, which has a turbocharged 1.4. It doesn’t make a lot of torque under 3k, and then off we go. So you need to drive like an Italian! It’s great fun and carves corners like a scalpel. As you observed Tesla has monster torque at zero rpm...

Excellent post! Thanks!

Tesla’s kit is very poor. I’ve been contradicted about Dr Color Chip. Is there any consensus on this? Thanks!

Maybe arrange for an exorcism.

I’m noticing remarks about contacting Elon. I expect he’s too busy playing with X, or some other bright shiny object that needs smashing. But what about the corporation being completely insulated from its Customers? This is a serious issue! Who’s watching the store?

We have a close friend with a 2018 and he is locked out of many of the update enjoyed by newer cars. He explained that there’s a hardware change the newer cars benefit from. The 2018 owners appear stuck.

Wheels larger than 18 have some drawbacks. They’re likely to ride rougher and get bent in potholes. Weight has to be considered too since increasing unsprung weight isn’t good. For a street car I wouldn’t want the larger wheels. Recently we drove a M3 performance version on a 2000 mile road...

What are some lap times and how do they compare with a BMW 3 series that’s still street legal? Or some other mildly prepped ICE car.

So the bottom line is . . . Buy your tires somewhere, perhaps anywhere else than Tesla. And I find that sad and disappointing from a company that considers themselves to be “world class”.

We took a 4k road trip between TX and NorCal. It was hot weather and the a/c handled the challenge easily. The car actually became too cold. Go see your service center and DO NOT screw with the car. You invalidate the warranty with stupidity and it’s going to be extremely expensive.

This sounds like fraud. Id begin by returning to the seller and very carefully explaining that you discovered this was fraudulent and want ALL your money back, NOW! You will probably be threatened, and refused so now get an attorney and notify your local DA of the transaction. The seller may...

I watched the reveal video done in Norway, listening to a twerp gush about the new car. I wonder if this magical car has the 12v battery problem solved, and the phantom braking issue that’s under NHTSA investigation fixed. There is no way Id buy this car!

Ive logged a complaint too. One is a little stale due to my procrastination, but the most recent was in a friends 2018 M3 Performance. They weren’t aware of the issue, having never used the CC! I showed them where to do it. They were disappointed to hear about it and now certainly won’t use it.

Today I drove across NW Texas in hot, clear conditions and had three substantial phantom braking incidents with cruise control engaged. At 80mph without anything that was threatening. Just driving down the road, sufficiently bored that using CC was the solution to maintaining a steady speed. I’m...

We have a M3 and it’s the only reason we bought a Tesla. No interest at all in the rest of them!

FYI We just got our left front weird noise fixed. They rebuilt most of the LF suspension. I can’t believe that the defects weren’t found in assembly. It was subtle and seemed to be coming up the steering shaft.

Your trip isn’t very far and it’s not going to be a problem to combine a toilet stop with topping up the battery. Relax and enjoy the experience. Consider it a dry run for a longer trip!

Staggered tires are about the dumbest thing ever. Even Porsche dumped them.

Model Y is an aberration. It’s a mod of the M3 that sacrifices all the advantages of the platform. Just go buy a Ford Edge or some other ICE SUV.

No.

Go back to your ICE car. This is too simple for you!

This business of cabin air filters is a swamp! My response was to use the OEM filters.

Thanks this is very helpful!

Yes, I helped do a head swap on one that snapped the cam drive belt. What a shitshow! Access was difficult, lots of minor injuries and within six months it was a water pump. I was busy that time and couldn’t help. It was an elegant design though.

LOL! Well they are in for a shock since I frequently tend to be in a state of undress.

Thanks for taking the time to explain that. I recently changed the filters and fumigated the intake to deal with the sweatsock stink and am glad to hear about the OS update to remedy the problem. The car is in our garage so we have sentry mode off. At times the car sounds a bit like an idling...

My 124 is a 2017. I am very familiar with the sad story of the previous generation of 124 Spider since my roommate had one. I spent a lot of time driving him around in my Datsun 2000 collecting parts! It was a terrible car! This newer one is mostly a ND Miata, even built in Hiroshima, with the...

Our M3 is a busy car. It’s doing “stuff” while just sitting in the garage, not even plugged in. I’ll confess, I don’t know the details of how the Tesla works other than how to operate it safely. I’m an ICE guy, and pistons and petrol is my game. But at least I know what’s happening with my 124...

I think you wasted your money!

The idea that congestion is calculated using cell phone data sounds logical except in a reality we experience regularly. A neighborhood school causes regular congestion in the morning and afternoon and it never displays. And once clear of the congestion, empty streets, even dead ends, are shown...

There are so many choices that I opted for the OEM filters. As observed, there is some snake oil being sold as far as the enhanced filters. There is no stink in the car now.

My Tesla buddy is a 2018 guy and said he’d walk me through the change. He arrived with a little screw gun, two universals, and two extensions. He was happy to discover my screw on the bottom. I bought two of the knurled screws, and he is happily looking forward to a more simple process on his car.

LOL! Roseanne Roseannadana , “It’s always something!”

So a couple of days ago we’re backing out of the garage and the car is making noises when changing P to R and D. Evidently this resulted from the “update” earlier in the week. We’ve done just fine without this stupidity up until now, and fortunately it wasn’t to hard to whack. I’m under the...

For a worst case scenario, I understand. I wonder about the probability of this. Perhaps it’s considered a “must have” to get the FSD considered “safer”?

Heck, why not 48v? At least we’ll match up with aircraft systems. This sounds like engineering out of control! (I will confess to a career in project and supply chain management.)

I’m going to apologize first if this sounds like a hijack. Aside from an improvement over the reviled MXX OEM, is it possible to get some protection of the wheel from curb rash with a wider tire? We have a very long thin scrape on one wheel that was entirely avoidable (!) that must remain...